Solomon Islands earthquakes in 1966
15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Solomon Islands in 1966. The largest: M7.8 146 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands, Jan 1, 1967.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1966 was located in Solomon Islands. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1966
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 7.2199 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands · 25 km deep
- 7.8146 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 59 km deep
- 5.619 km E of Malango, Solomon Islands · 37 km deep
- 6.0109 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands · 18 km deep
- 5.679 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 35 km deep
- 5.7109 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 24 km deep
- 5.7132 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 24 km deep
- 5.5102 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 30 km deep
- 5.855 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands · 25 km deep
- 5.6122 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 25 km deep
- 5.5110 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 15 km deep
- 5.7117 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 25 km deep
- 5.9120 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands · 26 km deep
- 6.8104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 15 km deep
- 7.1110 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1966 | 0 | ||
| February 1966 | 0 | ||
| March 1966 | 0 | ||
| April 1966 | 0 | ||
| May 1966 | 0 | ||
| June 1966 | 8 | 7.1 | 110 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands |
| July 1966 | 1 | 5.7 | 132 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands |
| August 1966 | 2 | 5.7 | 109 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands |
| September 1966 | 0 | ||
| October 1966 | 2 | 6.0 | 109 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands |
| November 1966 | 0 | ||
| December 1966 | 2 | 7.8 | 146 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.